Metro Residents Brace for Spring Blizzard

Spring may be just a day away but Oklahoma City residents are bracing themselves for another winter blast.

Friday, March 19th 2010, 3:12 pm

By: News 9


By Charles Bassett, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Spring may be just a day away but Oklahoma City residents are bracing themselves for another winter blast.

The expected storm has caught many by surprise, especially with the warm weather Oklahoma has had lately. Some aren't taking any chances, while others plan to sit back and enjoy it.

At the Westlake Ace Hardware store in The Village spring plants are the first thing you see when you walk through the door, but not far away is a section dedicated to all that's left of the winter weather supplies.

"Trying to be prepared for Winter by buying my snow shovel on the first day of Spring," shopper Michael Pearce said.

Pearce got one of the few snow shovels left. He didn't prepare for the Christmas Eve Blizzard and was left empty handed.

"I thought maybe I'd get the jump on by coming to get one before it starts instead of after it's finished," Pearce said.

Another item selling fast is ice melt. The store only has one pallet left, but it was enough for one shopper.

"I'm afraid that we're going to be in the house for the weekend and probably covered up with snow," shopper Tim Payne said.

Even the store was caught off guard by this late Winter blast.

"You know I had packed everything up, everything was put away because we were expecting Spring; we got plants in, but I got it out," Westlake Ace Hardware Manager John Davis said.

And while many will be freezing, Matt Gilson plans firing up the grill while kicking back watching basketball.

"Man, it's the nicest day out right now," said Gilson. "You got to get something good before it gets too bad."

The store still has a few supplies on hand, but they expect to sell out after people get off work today and in the morning.

The store is warning people who are thinking about planting this evening or tomorrow to hold off until next week.

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